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„Cotețele” de pe blocurile României, care ne cad în cap. Ce rezolvări ar fi?

După avarierea unor construcții de pe blocurile ieșene la ultima furtună puternică, demersul primăriei de verificare a mansardelor și șarpantelor și de aducere în legalitate acolo unde e posibil pare cu atât mai justificat.

Două surori, un brand frumos, o poveste fascinantă: cum au transformat moda într-un act artistic

Când alții croiesc după tendințe, ele aleg să construiască altfel. Anca și Silvia Negulescu nu fac modă în sensul convențional. O transformă într-un exercițiu de identitate și expresie.

Pangolins and their scales are now the world’s most trafficked wildlife products. Photo: Piqsels.com / Public domain

English Investigation Reveals that Illegal Wildlife Trade is Rife in Eastern Europe

In November 2019, Turkish authorities at Istanbul International Airport made a remarkable and intriguing discovery when they inspected a shipment labelled as furniture, on its way from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania.

English What is Trump’s Iran Strategy?

More than two weeks have passed since the United States fired a drone trike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, leader of the Quds Force and considered to be the second most powerful man in Iran at the time of his death behind the Ayatollah.

Sturgeon being tagged for scientific observation. Photo: Marius Daea

English Caviar, crime and corruption

This story of an ancient species at risk is also the story of a proud people laid low by regulation. It shows that conservation is never simple.

Americans pay tribute and protest gun violence after the attacks in El Paso, Texas — English

America’s Gun Problem

For many in America who are not a gun enthusiasts, the country’s fascination with guns, and particularly military-grade ones, has been viewed as problematic in the modern world.

Newsweek's Washington correspondent: Trump's war on Iran

President Trump’s foreign policy strategy over the last three years has been as chaotic and unpredictable as his supporters craved and his opponents had feared, and nothing encapsulates this more than the current situation with Iran.

English Trump and North Korea: Miscalculations, Gambits, and Ego-trips

At the end of February, President Trump returned to the U.S. after another unsuccessful summit with Kim Jong Un, this time in Vietnam.

English Deflecting Blame: The Reality of the U.S. Government Shutdown

On Wednesday, January 23rd, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett, did an interview with President Trump’s least favorite network, CNN.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, congratulating Lukoil board members/PHOTO: Facebook.com/Lukoil

English Lukoil, lucky oil fueling public tenders in Romania and Bulgaria

In Romania, Lukoil public contracts revenues top those of OMV Petrom, the largest oil and gas company in the country, and also those of Rompetrol, the second biggest competitor on the market. The Bulgarian Lukoil won more than 99% of the governmental tenders.

Referendum for the Family, The Chronicle of a Surprise Failure

Despite support announced by PSD, PNL and other political parties, together with the Orthodox, Catholic and Neo-Protestant Churches, only 20.41% of the voting population took part in the referendum to limit the constitutional definition of marriage.

Excerpts from dialogues of the people involved in altercations with the Romanian Gendarmerie

Nine days of medical care for "traumatic injuries that could have been caused by the action of an irritant and a tough body" and "keratoconjunctivitis. AO Spray Aggression”.

Gendarms used tear gas and pepper sprays. Foto Octav Ganea/Inquam Photos

English The Gendarmeriad - The lies told by the Gendarmerie

Eight times the commanders of the law enforcement were embroiled in their statements.

A gendarm in action. Foto: Liviu Florin Albei/Inquam Photos

English The Gendarmeriead – In brief, the story of a manipulation

How a coup d’etat during the 10 August protest narrative developed. Initially, the „Diaspora protest” did not promise to be a large-scale event, despite initial, over-enthusiastic estimates of a million participants.

English The Gendarmeriad - Carmen Dan coordinated the intervention. The chain of command

On the evening of August 10th, the Minister of the Interior was present in her office until around 3.00-3.30.

The Gendarmeriad - Before and after the 10th of August: 12 dark days

Newsweek Romania is offering a complete chronology of the events and the declarations which transpired before and after Friday the 10th of August, the day when the Gendarmerie repressed the protesters in The Victory Square (Piața Victoriei).